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President Obama recognizes First Lady’s leadership role in tackling childhood obesity.

President Obama recognized his wife, First Lady Michelle Obama at his first State of the Union address during his remarks on healthcare. "After nearly a century ...

Michelle Obama to US Mayors: Let’s fight childhood obesity together!

The First Lady addressed the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Wednesday.  She focused on her intention to take a leadership role in the fight against childhood ...

NPR: Kids Taste A Sweeter Veggie, White House Style

Kids from an after school cooking class run by Share Our Strength visited the White House and toured the White House Kitchen Garden with Sam ...

Sam Kass: Hoop houses at the White House = Growing veggies through the winter!

Sam Kass has just published a new blog entry on the White House blog, entitled Planting the Winter Garden. It features a video with ...

NY Times is all about the White House Kitchen Garden: Bees, Iron Chef, and the Chef who Wears Two Hats.

There are three features connected to the White House Kitchen Garden in the New York Times today. A Bountiful Buzz by Elisabeth Goodridge, a history of ...

‘The Biggest Losers’ Pick Veggies in the White House Kitchen Garden

From Entertainment Weekly: The nine remaining "Biggest Loser" contestants head to Washington, D.C. for a visit to the White House and Michelle Obama's kitchen garden, as well ...

Sam Kass and Jocelyn Frye on the radio.

All Things Considered host Michele Norris reported on yesterday's Healthy Kids Fair for NPR.  While she was there, she landed an interview with Jocelyn Frye, ...

Foodborne Illness Victims Meet With White House to Push for Food Safety Reform

The following is the press release that the Make Our Food Safe campaign released after their visit to the White House.  (For more analysis, visit Obama ...

First Lady at HHS: “Kids change quickly!”

Last week, Michelle Obama visited the Department of Health and Human Services. One of the major focuses of her speech was healthy eating. Towards the end, she ...

It’s National School Lunch Week. President Obama: “Every young American deserves access to a wholesome, nutritious lunch.”

President Obama has proclaimed this week as National School Lunch Week (and every subsequent 2nd week in October.) *Full text of Proclamation below or here. *To read ...